Method and arrangement in connection with double spooling

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and arrangement to be used in connection with spooling a cable or the like with a double spooler, in which method spooling begins onto a first drum and, at a desired stage, spooling changes over onto a second drum. To simplify operations associated with spooling, simultaneously while spooling continues onto a second drum, the actuators in connection with the first drum are controlled to unwind cable off the first drum into a place provided.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A method for handling scrap cable using a double spooler, comprising: 
       providing scrap cable;  
       spooling the scrap cable onto a first drum until the first drum is at least partially full;  
       finishing spooling the scrap cable onto the first drum and changing spooling over to a second drum; and  
       unwinding the scrap cable off the first drum using a first actuator while simultaneously spooling scrap cable onto the second drum using a second actuator.  
     
     
       2. A scrap cable handling arrangement for use with a double spooler, comprising: 
       a body structure;  
       scrap cable;  
       a first drum shaft disposed in the body structure;  
       a second drum shaft disposed in the body structure;  
       a first scrap cable spooling drum disposed on the first drum shaft;  
       a second scrap cable spooling drum disposed on the second drum shaft;  
       a first actuator disposed in the body structure to rotate the first drum shaft to spool scrap cable onto the first scrap metal spooling drum;  
       a second actuator disposed in the body structure to rotate the second drum shaft to spool scrap cable onto the first scrap cable spooling drum;  
       a changing device that changes spooling over from the first scrap metal cable spooling drum to the second scrap cable spooling drum; and  
       a controller that places the first actuator into an unwinding scrap cable mode to unwind scrap cable from the first scrap cable spooling drum, and places the second actuator in a winding mode to simultaneously spool scrap cable onto the second drum after a change-over from the first shaft to the second shaft.  
     
     
       3. The scrap cable handling apparatus as claimed in  claim 2 , further comprising a guiding device disposed to guide the scrap cable that winds off of the first scrap cable spooling drum. 
     
     
       4. The scrap cable handling apparatus as claimed in  claim 3 , further comprising a pulling device disposed to transfer the scrap cable that winds off of the first scrap cable spooling drum. 
     
     
       5. The scrap cable handling apparatus as claimed in  claim 2 , further comprising a pulling device disposed to transfer the scrap cable that winds off of the first scrap spooling drum.